Man City 22/23 — The Treble: Full Squad & Ratings

Man City 2022/23 season — all 18 players rated, best XI, and how to draft them in 38-0.

Man City 2022/23 — Season Story

Manchester City's 2022/23 season delivered the Treble — Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League — matching the feat their neighbours achieved in 1999 and completing the greatest season in the club's history. The team that did it was built around the most destructive striker the Premier League has ever seen, and finished the campaign by beating Inter Milan in Istanbul to lift the Champions League for the first time.

The league title was a war of attrition with Arsenal. The Gunners led for most of the season, at one stage by eight points, before City's relentless winning run in the spring — eleven consecutive league victories — reeled them in. City won the title with 89 points, three clear of Arsenal, and the decisive moment came at the Etihad in April, when City won the top-of-the-table meeting 4-1.

The FA Cup final against Manchester United was won 2-1, with Ilkay Gundogan scoring twice — including the fastest goal in FA Cup final history, a volley after 13 seconds. And the Champions League final against Inter was a tighter affair entirely: a 1-0 win settled by Rodri's low strike from the edge of the area in the 68th minute, with Ederson making two crucial saves late on.

The season belonged to Erling Haaland as much as anyone. Signed from Borussia Dortmund for 51 million pounds, he scored 36 league goals — a new Premier League single-season record — and 52 goals in all competitions, numbers that had not been seen in English football since the 1960s. The 2022/23 City squad is the highest-rated in the 38-0 pool alongside the 2023/24 version, and with good reason.

Haaland's Record Season

The Premier League scoring record had stood since 1994, when Andy Cole and Alan Shearer scored 34 goals in 42-game seasons. Haaland broke it in his first season in England, scoring 36 goals in 35 games — a rate of more than a goal per appearance — and adding 8 more in the Champions League.

His game was terrifyingly simple: immense physical presence, elite movement, and finishing that made every chance count. He scored hat-tricks against Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Wolves, and his 52-goal season across all competitions was the best by a Premier League player in 56 years. In the 38-0 dataset he is rated 92 OVR — the highest rating in the entire pool.

The Treble Route

The Champions League was the trophy that had defined City's modern era — the one that always slipped away. The 2022/23 campaign ended the curse in the most controlled way possible: a 3-0 aggregate win over Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, a 5-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid in the semi-finals, and a 1-0 final win over Inter that was far more comfortable than the scoreline suggested.

The domestic double was completed the week before Istanbul, with the FA Cup final win over United. Gundogan's 13-second volley was the fastest goal ever scored in an FA Cup final, and his second, a half-volley from distance, was the winner. The Treble was the first by an English club since 1999, and it made City the only team in Premier League history to win the league and both cups in the same season.

Stones and the Hybrid Revolution

The tactical story of the season was John Stones' transformation into a hybrid defender-midfielder. In possession, Stones stepped out of the back line into midfield alongside Rodri, creating a 3-2 build-up shape that overwhelmed opponents; out of possession, he dropped back into a back four. The role was so innovative it was copied across Europe within months.

The system gave City the control they had always lacked in the big knockout ties — extra man in midfield, no sacrifice of defensive structure, and the freedom for De Bruyne and Gundogan to attack. Stones' performances earned him a place in the PFA Team of the Year, and the hybrid role became the tactical signature of the Treble season.

Key Players & Ratings

Erling Haaland (92 OVR) is the highest-rated player in the entire 38-0 pool. Kevin De Bruyne (90) is the creative engine, Rodri (89) the best holding midfielder in the world at the time, and Ederson (87) and Ruben Dias (87) anchor the defence. Bernardo Silva (87), Ilkay Gundogan (85) and John Stones (83) complete a squad of exceptional depth.

The squad average of 84.4 OVR is the second-highest in the pool, and the quality runs deep: Kyle Walker (84), Riyad Mahrez (84), Phil Foden (84), Jack Grealish (83) and Julian Alvarez (82) are all rotation-quality picks. This is the ultimate premium landing in the draft.

Full 18-Man Squad

Best XI — Man City 2022/23

The highest-rated eleven available from this squad in 38-0:

• GK Ederson 87 OVR
• RB Kyle Walker 84 OVR
• CB Rúben Dias 87 OVR
• LB João Cancelo 84 OVR
• CDM Rodri 89 OVR
• CM İlkay Gündoğan 85 OVR
• CAM Kevin De Bruyne 90 OVR
• RW Bernardo Silva 87 OVR
• RW Riyad Mahrez 84 OVR
• LW Phil Foden 84 OVR
• ST Erling Haaland 92 OVR

Drafting This Squad in 38-0

When the slot machine lands on the Treble winners, the pick is almost always Haaland — the highest-rated player in the game and the closest thing to a guaranteed title-winner in the draft. If Haaland is somehow not available or you already have an elite striker, De Bruyne and Rodri are the best midfield options in the pool.

In Legend mode there is no trap here: the top six names are all elite, and even the supporting cast is starter-quality. The only mistake would be taking a mid-tier player while an elite name sits on offer — remember the hierarchy: Haaland (92), De Bruyne (90), Rodri (89), Ederson and Dias and Silva (87).

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